The study by researchers found that 7.3 per cent of students aged 15-16 had used cannabis within the previous 30 days with no significant difference in use of the drug between males and females

The rate of repeated drunkenness among Irish teenagers is also low, at 13 per cent.

Gardaí were alerted to a stolen car and shortly before 6am a stinger device was deployed on the N81 at Burgage Moyle, and the car was brought to a stop

The research by the ESRI found that mothers and fathers reported much lower levels of conflict with their teenage children over time

A former Scout leader raped his young cousin causing her to pass out and, 10 years later, sexually assaulted her two teenage sisters on a scouting trip.